I’d like to hear from current, active duty LEO’s on this forum.
What are the standards for firearm training in boot camp and the follow up, regular proficiency to continue to qualify to carry a loaded gun, all day, everyday
Frequency?
Round count yearly?
Talking patrol cop.
Not SWAT
I am retired from the Feds and was an instructor and on a SORT team and trainer thwre, I also am a Deputy for a school system and a state LE academy Instructor.
No matter where it always seems to be around an 10% 80% 10% breakdown on firearms proficiency.
Top 10% shoot a lot and seek out other than agency training on their own time and dime like Rangemaster, Gunsite and national level trainers
80% while some in that crowd are near the top the majority and average with a lot barely qualifying each year by 10-15 points or less and are the ones that quip “good enough til next year”
And the bottom 10% is who gets agencies to dumb down and ease requirements that has become “no cop left behind” era
The majority of the 80% and all of the bottom 10% only touch their gun to holster it and only shokt it at qualification day!
And last time I assisted at the academy it seems the days of someone failing the academy because they can’t qualify are gone as the powers that run it have them come back for remedial!
If I had my way, I would do away with the huge B27 sized targets that have a huge unrealistic area where they get full value credit for hits that if those were on a normal human would be a graze of the side. Move the X ring up to the heart/Aorta region.
I would require them to shoot the Bakersfield Qual every 2 weeks and alternate with a 5 yard roundup and assessment drill all on B8’s and require an 80 or they drive a desk until they oss.
On a lighter note I know Indianapolis PD if a LEO fails they have a reboot with their Sgt if they fail that a reshoot with their LT if a fail thwre they are pulled from the street without pay and they schedule whem they want a remedial class to get our and if the don’t pass them discipline is started as well as termination proceedings
So while a few agencies handle it most are making it so easy it’s why we see body came video of shootings turn into abortions!
Usually if it goes more tjan 4-7 rounds it’s a mag dunp with maybe a non vital ankle or elbow hit and a lot of walls, windows buildings or vehicles shewed up!
